# How long should car brake pads last? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 22, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975 "2009-02-22T20:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/41 "2009-02-24T22:57:31Z")
Honda refunded the money for the brake job. Guess they agree it was a defect. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/42 "2009-02-24T23:00:26Z")
Or it just a quick way to get you to shut up ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/43 "2009-02-25T03:35:48Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Honda refunded the money for the brake job. Guess they agree it was a defect. Or maybe they noticed you were a repeat Honda owner and the cost was an expense they were happy to bear to have you remain loyal? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/44 "2009-02-25T15:49:55Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Or maybe they noticed you were a repeat Honda owner and the cost was an expense they were happy to bear to have you remain loyal? Yep, really a smart move not to stonewall the customer. If complaints from customers get treated with respect and courtesy, they’ll more likely buy that product again. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/45 "2009-02-25T15:58:07Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Or it just a quick way to get you to shut up You do that too? Some amounts of money aren’t worth the grief. But sometimes it is.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/46 "2009-02-25T16:47:04Z")
It would be interesting to find out how long this new set of brake pads last. **Bijou Drains** , will you come back in 20,000 miles and tell us? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/47 "2009-02-25T16:51:41Z")
Sure I can come back and tell you how long they last. BTW, they don’t know anything about my other cars being Hondas, I never told them that. And I never took my other cars there for service so they don’t know from their records. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/48 "2009-02-25T16:58:38Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Sure I can come back and tell you how long they last. Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/49 "2010-05-27T21:29:22Z")
New info as of May 2010: I got a notice in the mail today that there is a class action lawsuit over these rear Honda brake pads wearing out too fast. I can get $150 if I can prove I had mine replaced . Seems I was not the only person upset over this. BTW, my new pads are still doing OK at 23,000 miles on them. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975/50 "2010-05-27T21:48:27Z")
I found the linked pit thread to be very informative. Noted, for what its worth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-car-brake-pads-last/486975.md?page=2)